Pizzanello, Anna T. (amaio)

April 02, 2003

PIZZANELLO, Anna T. (Amaio)

Anna T. (Amaio) Pizzanello, 95, of Newington, died Saturday (March 29, 2003). She was born in Hartford and lived there until May, 2002, when she moved to Newington. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Teresa Amaio, and was predeceased by her husband, Dominick J. Pizzanello. She leaves two sons, Ronald of Wethersfield and his longtime companion, Denise LaCoste, Philip and his wife, Mary Ann of Newington; and a daughter, Marie Coburn of West Hartford. She leaves six grandchildren, Ronald Pizzanello and his wife Dianne, Joanne Armenio and her husband Joseph, Arthur Pizzanello and his wife Sabrena, Diane Carabillo and her husband Peter, Dan Pizzanello and his wife Jennifer, and Jane Mastromarino and her husband Anthony. She also leaves 11 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. She leaves two sisters, Henrietta Ravizza and Margaret Abbronzino and her husband Arthur; and several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by six brothers and two sisters. After bringing up her three children she became employed by the City of Hartford, Board of Education and served 40 years as the chief baker at Bulkeley High School. After retiring from that position, she became a program assistant for the Services Performed for the Aged until retiring at age 85. Throughout her life Anna was active in many organizations, Parent Teachers Association, Women's Auxiliaries of the Christopher Columbus Society and the Hartford Chapter of UNICO International. She served as president of the Hartford Chapter of the Women's Benefit Association and President of the Italian Mothers Club. Calling hours will be TODAY, 4-8 p.m. at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield. Funeral service, 9 a.m. Thursday, from Dillon-Baxter, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Church, 160 Main Street, Hartford. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.